“Why You Can’t Be Pro-Black and Homophobic at the Same Time” – “The simple truth is this: It’s problematic for members of any one marginalized group to challenge the progress made by members of another, especially when both groups suffer as a result of the same system—a system that favors being white, male, straight and “cisgender,” a term used by academics and advocates to describe the opposite of trans.” From Critical Dragon1177

“Of All U.S. Police Shootings, One-Quarter Reportedly Involve The Mentally Ill” – NPR interviews Kimberly Kindy on the Post article in which she and her fellow investigators found that at least 125 of the people shot by police so far this year showed signs of mental illness. The standard script for police confrontations do not work for people in mental crisis. #AneurotypicalLivesMatter

Gay Rights Didn’t Start with Stonewall – July 5th marked the 50th anniversary of the protest in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia dressed in business attire to make the appeal that gays and lesbians be treated as people.

“The Lost Pink Triangles” – “A traveling exhibition produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, ‘Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933–1945,’ is now on view at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.”

Jac is a bisexual, genderqueer, feminist, godless liberal. They grew up in small town Pennsylvania and spent their adulthood exploring progressively larger and queerer cities. They currently work as an online tutor in the subjects of math, science and writing. When they are not tutoring or carrying out the gay agenda, they enjoy reading, cooking, science documentaries, and long walks on the beach.